i5-8600 vs FX-6130

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Aggregate performance score

FX-6130
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.74
Core i5-8600
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.27
+129%

Core i5-8600 outperforms FX-6130 by a whopping 129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-6130 and Core i5-8600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16921064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.67
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.739.13
Architecture codenameZambezi (2011−2012)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)14 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6130 and Core i5-8600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads66
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache288 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on FX-6130 and Core i5-8600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6130 and Core i5-8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

FX-6130 and Core i5-8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6130 and Core i5-8600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6130 and Core i5-8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-6130 and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by FX-6130 and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-6130 and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6130 and Core i5-8600.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-6130 2.74
i5-8600 6.27
+129%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-6130 4353
i5-8600 9964
+129%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.74 6.27
Recency 23 October 2012 14 February 2018
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-8600 has a 128.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-8600 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-6130 in performance tests.


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